To prohibit punishment for teachers who refuse to use pronouns inconsistent with a child’s sex
The purpose of this bill is to protect West Virginia public school teachers who refuse to use pronouns that are inconsistent with a student's biological sex.
Selected quotes
No classroom teacher employed in a public school in this state may be required to use a student's preferred pronoun when referring to the student if the preferred pronoun is not consistent with the student's biological sex.
A classroom teacher employed in a public school in this state is not civilly liable for using a pronoun that is consistent with the biological sex of the student to whom the teacher or employee is referring, even if the pronoun is not the student's preferred pronoun;
A classroom teacher employed in a public school in this state may not be subject to adverse employment action for not using a student's preferred pronoun that is inconsistent with the student's biological sex.
Legislative Session
2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
History
Date | Action |
---|---|
2024-01-10 | To House Education |
2024-01-10 | Introduced in House |
2024-01-10 | To Education then Judiciary |
2024-01-10 | Filed for introduction |